The New York Amsterdam Information was as soon as once more acknowledged by its friends, this time by the New York Press Affiliation. The AmNews snagged 4 honors together with Author of the 12 months for former Blacklight Science Reporter Helina Selemon. Different awards embrace first place in Division 1 for Protection of Crime/Courts/Police/ for Report for America corps member Tandy Lau; a 3rd place award for Protection of the Surroundings for staffer Ariama C. Lengthy and freelancer Roxanne Scott; and one other third place award for Finest Information or Function Sequence for Tandy Lau’s two-part sequence on difficult wrongful convictions.
“We’re very excited that our journalism has been honored,” mentioned AmNews writer Elinor R. Tatum. “It’s a testomony to the onerous work of our reporters, editors and freelancers.”
“These newest awards present that the work the Amsterdam Information does is extra crucial and important than ever,” added AmNews President Siobhan Bennett. “We’re persevering with to construct a brand new Harlem Renaissance as we glance to continue to grow and serving America’s largest Black and Brown neighborhood.
The New York Press Affiliation awards are the most recent in a string of honors together with a 2024 NABJ, Options Journalism, Deadline Membership awards. Writer Tatum was additionally acknowledged by Editor & Writer Journal as their Writer of the 12 months and Blacklight Report for America corps member Shannon Chaffer acquired the Martha Coman Entrance Web page Award from the Newswomen’s Membership of New York.
The newspaper’s plans to create a museum devoted to the Black press was additionally highlighted in a latest New York Instances article.
“The Amsterdam Information has at all times been devoted to offering alternatives for journalists of coloration and the creation of our Blacklight investigative unit is only one manifestation of that dedication. It’s gratifying to me for Helina, Blacklight’s first reporter, to obtain the Author of the 12 months honor from the NYPA. The perfect is but to return,” mentioned Damaso Reyes, the AmNews’ Government & Investigative Editor and founding father of the Blacklight.
